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1 Vanderbilt Basketball Schedule Oct. 30 UNION (EXH) W, Nov. 7 DRURY (EXH) W, Nov. 15 LEHIGH W, Nov. 18 at Southern Illinois W, Nov. 20 UC RIVERSIDE W, Nov. 24 at St. Joseph s W, Nov. 27 AUSTIN PEAY - Thanksgiving W, Nov. 28 N.C. STATE - Thanksgiving 4 p.m. Dec. 2 at Wright State 6 p.m. Dec. 4 BOWLING GREEN 7 p.m. Dec. 6 WESTERN KENTUCKY 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 4 p.m. CT #16/21 vanderbilt vs. N.C. State Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt s Record: 5-0 VU s Current Streak: 5 Wins N.C. State s Record: 4-1 Vanderbilt Head Coach: Melanie Balcomb Balcomb s Record at VU: (Eighth season; 74.4%) Balcomb s Overall Record: (17th season; 67.3%) Sports Information Director: Chris Weinman SID Phone: SID chris.weinman@vanderbilt.edu SID Fax: Dec. 10 at Quinnipiac 6 p.m. Dec. 20 TENNESSEE STATE 2 p.m. Dec. 28 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 7 p.m. Dec. 31 at Notre Dame (CBS College Sports) 1 p.m. Jan. 3 * OLE MISS (CSS) 2 p.m. Jan. 7 * at Mississippi State (CSS) 8 p.m. Jan. 10 * at Kentucky (BBSN/FSN) 12 Noon Jan. 14 * GEORGIA (FSN) 7 p.m. Jan. 17 * at Tennessee (ESPNU) 5 p.m. Jan. 21 * at Auburn (CSS) 8 p.m. Jan. 24 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 2 p.m. Jan. 28 * ALABAMA 7 p.m. Jan. 31 * at Arkansas 2 p.m. Feb. 4 * at Florida 6 p.m. Feb. 8 * TENNESSEE (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Feb. 14 * KENTUCKY (ESPNU) 5 p.m. Feb. 18 * at LSU (FSN) 7 p.m. Feb. 21 * at Ole Miss (SEC Network) 1 p.m. Feb. 24 * FLORIDA (CSS) 6 p.m. Feb. 28 * SOUTH CAROLINA (FSN) 12 Noon March 4-7! SEC Tournament March NCAA First & Second Round March NCAA Sweet 16/Quarterfinals April 4-6 % NCAA Final Four Projected Starters 12 Jordan COLEMAN F 5-11 Soph. Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary) 5.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg,.412 fg%, 20.3 mpg Made first collegiate start in season opener; Career-high 21 minutes and eight rebounds vs. UCR; Eleven boards at Saint Joseph s. 15 Hannah TUOMI F 6-0 Junior Thornton, Colo. (Horizon) 14.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg,.676 fg%, 23.0 mpg Preseason second-team All-SEC; Team s leading scorer through first four games; Fourth career double-double at SJU (15p/11r) 20 Jessica MOONEY G 5-8 Senior Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro) 5.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 18.3 mpg Season-high 17 points at Iowa State; Personal-best nine assists at Alabama (2008); 2008 SEC Co-Sixth Woman of the Year. 22 Jence RHOADS G 5-11 Junior Slippery Rock, Pa. (Slippery Rock) 12.8 ppg, 6.8 apg,.632 fg%, 27.5 mpg Dished 19 assists in first two games against only four turnovers; Scoring role is expanding, including career-best 18 pts. at SIU. 23 Merideth MARSH G 5-6 Senior Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy) 8.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg,.333 3pt fg%, 24.5 mpg Preseason second-team All-SEC; Career high 26 points vs. UF w/ record 8 three s; 10-of-11 from the FT line after making 90% last year. * denotes SEC game;! SEC Tournament, Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga.; % NCAA Final Four, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas.; All times central (CT) and subject to change Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 1

2 Head Coach Melanie Balcomb The season marks the eighth year for Melanie Balcomb in the Music City. The New Jersey native brought her uptempo style to the Southeastern Conference prior to the season, and success followed close on her heels. Last season, the Commodores made their 10th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning Vanderbilt s sixth Southeastern Conference Tournament championship, VU s third in six years. Vanderbilt made it to the regional semifinal, marking the school s 14th trip and Balcomb s fifth Sweet 16. Balcomb enters her 17th season overall having won 67 percent of the 500 total games she has coached. Before coming to Nashville, she led Xavier to the NCAA Tournament three times, reaching the Elite Eight in Balcomb has coached 18 players who have received allconference accolades, and eight of her players have been drafted by the WNBA -- including VU great Chantelle Anderson, who went as the second overall pick to the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2003 draft. In 2009, both Christina Wirth and Jennifer Risper were selected in the draft. Balcomb s Year-by-Year Record Year University W - L Postseason Ashland Ashland Xavier Xavier Xavier WNIT Xavier 24-9 NCAA Xavier 26-5 NCAA Xavier 31-3 NCAA Elite Xavier Vanderbilt NCAA Vanderbilt 26-8 NCAA Sweet Vanderbilt 24-8 NCAA Sweet Vanderbilt NCAA 2nd Round Vanderbilt 28-6 NCAA 2nd Round Vanderbilt 25-9 NCAA Sweet Vanderbilt 26-9 NCAA Sweet Vanderbilt 4-0 Overall (17 years) Ashland (Two years) Xavier (Seven years) Vanderbilt (Eight years) Balcomb s Accolades 10 NCAA appearances, including seven straight Five NCAA Regional Semifinals Three SEC Tournament championships 2001 Regional Finals appearance 2003 Naismith Coach of the Year Top 25 finalist 2001 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year 2001 New Jersey Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year Inducted into Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame, 2001 Commodore Storylines Vanderbilt vs. NORTH CAROLINA STATE The Commodores and Wolfpack are meeting for the fourth time overall. N.C. State holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series, which dates back to a 1996 meeting in Charlotte. Vanderbilt won the first meeting, but lost both legs of a home-and-home series in 2004 and The Wolfpack defeated the Commodores by one in Nashville (2004), 65-64, before winning the return leg, in Raleigh (2005). let s go 6-0 Vanderbilt has made it to 5-0 for the eighth time in school history. VU s best start in school history was 17-0 en route to the 1993 Final Four. Coach Balcomb s best start at Vanderbilt was 10 wins in , her second season in the Music City. When a handout is a hand up In Vanderbilt s first game of the year, junior point guard Jence Rhoads established a new career high with 10 assists against Lehigh when she found freshman Elan Brown for a layup at the 11:14 mark of the second half. This is the first time a Commodore has dished out doubledigit assists since Vanderbilt s career assists leader Dee Davis had 12 against UAB on Nov. 30, Fresh start The freshmen trio of Elan Brown, Gabby Smith, and Tiffany Clarke combined for 30 points and 11 rebounds in their first collegiate game, against Lehigh. Clarke led all scorers with 14, the most points scored in a Commodore debut since Ashley Earley scored 14 on Nov. 9, The freshmen poured in 23 more points in their first road game, at SIU. Clarke and Smith each scored nine points, with Brown adding five. sharp shooting The Commodores are the only team in NCAA Division I that has been ranked in the Top 12 for field goal percentage in each of the last seven seasons. Entering this season, Melanie Balcomb s Commodore teams had made 48.1 percent of their shot attempts (6268-of-13025) and ranked either first or second in the country three times. Year FG% NCAA Rank ( ) 1st ( ) 10th ( ) 2nd ( ) 4th ( ) 2nd ( ) 10th ( ) 12th In VU s season opener against Lehigh, the Commodores connected on 55.6 percent of their field goal attempts. Vanderbilt shot 61.8 percent in the first half. Vanderbilt followed up that effort by shooting over 50 percent at Southern Illinois. The Commodores reached 90 points for the second straight game -- a feat they had not accomplished since a pair of wins over Memphis and Miami (Ohio) in December of Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 2

3 Off the Commodore Bench 4 Angela PULEO G 5-9 Junior Maryville, Tenn. (William Blount/UGA) ineligible for due to NCAA transfer rules Transfered to VU from Georgia following the season; Two years of eligibility remaining, starting in Lauren LUEDERS G 5-8 Senior Frohna, Mo. (Saxony Lutheran) 7.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg,.385 3pt fg%, 22.8 mpg Adapting to role as post option; 13 points in season opener versus Lehigh; Career-high four steals at MSU in Ashlee BRIDGE G 5-11 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton H.S.) 2.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg,.444 fg%, 7.3 mpg Scored a career-high 16 points against SEC rival Alabama as a sophomore; Appeared in 14 games as a junior. 21 McDonald s H.S. All-American; Out indefinitely after ankle surgery in October; Averaged 20 pts/16 rebs as a high school senior. Stephanie HOLZER C 6-4 Frosh. Newtown Square, Pa. (Cardinal O Hara) has not seen game action with the Commodores 30 Elan BROWN G 6-0 Frosh. Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) 5.5 ppg, 2.3 spg,.348 fg%, 18.5 mpg Team-high nine steals in first three games; Scored seven points in debut vs. Lehigh; AAU teammate of Clarke with Georgia Metros 32 Gabby SMITH G 5-10 Frosh. Cincinnati, Ohio (Mount Notre Dame) 6.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg,.727 fg%, 16.0 mpg Has made 8-of-11 from floor; Scored nine points each in first two collegiate games; High school ranked in ESPN s national Top Missed much of the season due to illness; Back to full strength; Originally from Pa. before transplanting to Ala. Rebecca SILINSKI C 6-3 Junior Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Mountain) 3.5 ppg, 1.5 rpb,.400 fg%, 8.0 mpg 34 Tiffany CLARKE F 6-0 Frosh. Duluth, Ga. (Norcross) 7.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg,.524 fg%, 18.0 mpg Opened w/ team-high 14 vs. Lehigh; Third on team in rebounding; Has connected on 11-of-21 field goals. ** see page 5 for up-to-date career statistics ** Marsh, tuomi named all-conference Vanderbilt senior Merideth Marsh and junior Hannah Tuomi were recognized when the Southeastern Conference unveiled its sixth annual women s basketball preseason All-SEC first and second teams. Both Commodores were chosen on the second team by a vote of the league s 12 coaches. As a team, Vanderbilt was picked to finish fifth in the conference behind Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State and Georgia Marsh also earned second-team honors from the league s coaches at the end of last season. As a junior, the Louisville, Ky., native averaged 10.7 points per game and led the Commodores in three-point shooting. Tuomi started the Commodores first 28 games before missing all of the postseason due to injury. The Thornton, Colo., product averaged 11.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in her sophomore campaign. media tabs commodores fourth A select voting panel of regional and national media members also made their preseason predictions for the women s basketball season. VU senior Merideth Marsh was a secondteam All-SEC selection, while the Commodores were chosen to finish fourth in the league. mooney named lowe s senior class candidate Jessica Mooney has been named one of 30 candidates nationally for the 2010 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award, which celebrates notable achievement in four areas of excellence: classroom, character, community and competition. Mooney boasts a GPA above 3.0 in the health and human services track of the human and organizational development major at Vanderbilt s prestigious Peabody College of Education. She was named to the Winter Academic Honor Roll last year and earned VU Student-Athlete of the Month last January. The Nashville native is extremely active in her community, taking time to speak to students at local schools and helping to organize team outreach functions. Vanderbilt has a successful history in recent years with the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. Last season, Christina Wirth was a finalist for the award and earned first-team All-Senior All-America honors. In 2008, Shan Foster won the award on the men s side. Vandy s 20/20 Vision The Commodores have won 20-or-more games in all seven seasons under Head Coach Melanie Balcomb. Vanderbilt reached its 20th victory of the season on Sunday, Feb. 15, against Georgia. The win over the Lady Bulldogs gave VU at least 20 wins for the 23rd overall season -- the 10th in a row for the Dores and the 17th in the last 18 years. Dores Sign Four to 2010 incoming class Head Coach Melanie Balcomb announced the signing of four prep standouts to a National Letter of Intent on Nov. 12. The impressive group includes: Kayci Ferriss, 6-8, Post, Gordonsville, Tenn., Smith County H.S. Christina Foggie, 5-10, Guard, Mount Laurel, N.J., Lenape H.S. Tori Jarosz, 6-3, Post, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Lakeland H.S. Jasmine Lister, 5-5, Point Guard, Corona, Calif., Santiago H.S Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 3

4 NO. 5 Lauren Lueders Points: 14, vs. Iowa State (11/25/07) FG Made: 5 (2x), last vs. St. Mary s (12/1/07) FG Atts: 11, vs. Colorado (12/9/07) 3FG Made: 3 (9x), last vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) 3FG Atts: 7 (5x), last at Alabama (2/10/08) FT Made: 3 (3x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) FT Atts: 4 (2x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Rebounds: 8, at Clemson (11/20/07) Assists: 5, (2x) last vs. Alabama (2/1/09) Blocks: 1 (3x), last vs. Kansas St. (3/23/09) Steals: 4, at Mississippi State (2/5/09) Minutes: 35, at Clemson (11/20/07) Updated Career Highs NO. 20 Jessica Mooney Points: 19, at Auburn (2/28/08) FG Made: 8, at Auburn (2/28/08) FG Atts: 17, at Iowa State (1/3/08) 3FG Made: 3, at Arkansas (2/21/08) 3FG Atts: 7, vs. Maryland (3/29/08) FT Made: 7, vs. Duke (11/28/07) FT Atts: 9, vs. Duke (11/28/07) Rebounds: 7, vs. WKU (12/6/07) Assists: 9, at Alabama (2/10/08) Blocks: 3 (2x), last vs. Kansas St. (3/23/09) Steals: 6, vs. Lipscomb (12/20/06) Minutes: 31, at Auburn (2/28/08) NO. 30 elan brown Points: 8, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) FG Made: 3 (3x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FG Atts: 7 (3x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) 3FG Made: 2, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) 3FG Atts: 4, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) FT Made: 3, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FT Atts: 4, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) Rebounds: 4, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Assists: 3, vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) Blocks: 1 (3x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Steals: 4, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) Minutes: 24, vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) NO. 11 Ashlee Bridge Points: 16, vs. Alabama (3/2/08) FG Made: 6, vs. Alabama (3/2/08) FG Atts: 7, vs. Alabama (3/2/08) 3FG Made: 2 (2x), last vs. Alabama (3/2/08) 3FG Atts: 3 (2x), last vs. Alabama (3/2/08) FT Made: 3, vs. Radford (12/2/08) FT Atts: 4 (2x), vs. Radford (12/2/08) Rebounds: 6, vs. Lipscomb (12/22/07) Assists: 2 (2x), last vs. Alabama (2/4/07) Blocks: 1 (8x), last vs. Florida (2/12/08) Steals: 2, vs. UAB (11/9/07) Minutes: 18, vs. Davidson (11/28/08) NO. 12 jordan coleman Points: 17, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FG Made: 5, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FG Atts: 8, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) 3FG Made: -- 3FG Atts: -- FT Made: 7, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FT Atts: 7, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Rebounds: 10, at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Assists: 4, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) Blocks: 1 (2x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Steals: 3 (2x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Minutes: 26 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) NO. 15 Hannah tuomi Points: 23, vs. Tenn. State (12/19/08) FG Made: 10, vs. Tenn. State (12/19/08) FG Atts: 15, vs. Tenn. State (12/19/08) 3FG Made: -- 3FG Atts: -- FT Made: 4 (5x), last at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FT Atts: 7 (3x), last at So. Illinois (11/18/09) Rebounds: 11 (3x), last at St. Joe s (11/24/09) Assists: 3, at UC Riverside (12/6/08) Blocks: 2, vs. Auburn (2/19/09) Steals: 4, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Minutes: 36 (2x), last at Georgia (1/22/08) NO. 21 stephanie holzer Points: -- FG Made: -- FG Atts: -- 3FG Made: -- 3FG Atts: -- FT Made: -- FT Atts: -- Rebounds: -- Assists: -- Blocks: -- Steals: -- Minutes: -- NO. 22 Jence rhoads Points: 18, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FG Made: 8, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FG Atts: 12, vs. LSU (3/7/09) 3FG Made: 1 (5x), last at So. Illinois (11/18/09) 3FG Atts: 2 (5x), last vs. Tennessee (2/17/08) FT Made: 6, at Alabama (1/8/08) FT Atts: 6 (2x), last vs. Florida (2/12/08) Rebounds: 8, at LSU (1/13/08) Assists: 11, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Blocks: 3, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) Steals: 6, vs. UT-Martin (12/21/08) Minutes: 40, vs. Auburn (2/19/09) NO. 23 Merideth Marsh Points: 26, vs. Florida (2/12/08) FG Made: 9, vs. Florida (2/12/08) FG Atts: 15 (4x), last vs. Florida (2/12/08) 3FG Made: 8, vs. Florida (2/12/08) 3FG Atts: 13 (2x), vs. Florida (2/12/08) FT Made: 10, vs. Georgia (3/3/07) FT Atts: 10, vs. Georgia (3/3/07) Rebounds: 8, at South Carolina (1/25/08) Assists: 8, vs. St. Mary s (12/1/07) Blocks: -- Steals: 4, vs. Colorado (12/9/07) Minutes: 40 (5x), last vs. Auburn (3/9/09) NO. 32 GABBY SMITH Points: 11, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FG Made: 4 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FG Atts: 5 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) 3FG Made: 2 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) 3FG Atts: 2 (4x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FT Made: 2 (2x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) FT Atts: 2 (3x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Rebounds: 5, vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) Assists: 1 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Blocks: -- Steals: 2 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Minutes: 18 (2x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) NO. 33 Rebecca silinski Points: 4 (4x), last vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) FG Made: 2 (4x), last vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) FG Atts: 4 (3x), last vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) 3FG Made: -- 3FG Atts: -- FT Made: 3, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) FT Atts: 6, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) Rebounds: 3 (2x), last vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) Assists: 1 (3x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Blocks: 1 (2x), last vs. Lipscomb (12/22/07) Steals: 2, at Alabama (2/10/08) Minutes: 15, vs. Belmont (11/23/07) NO. 34 TIFFANY CLARKE Points: 14, vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) FG Made: 7, vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) FG Atts: 10, vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) 3FG Made: -- 3FG Atts: -- FT Made: 5, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FT Atts: 7 (2x), last vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) Rebounds: 6, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) Assists: 1, at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Blocks: 1 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Steals: 2 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Minutes: 22, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 4

5 Career/Season Statistics 5 -- LAUREN LUEDERS Career ASHLEE BRIDGE Career JORDAN COLEMAN Career #DIV/0! HANNAH TUOMI Career JESSICA MOONEY Career STEPHANIE HOLZER JENCE RHOADS Career MERIDETH MARSH Career ELAN BROWN GABBY SMITH REBECCA SILINSKI Career TIFFANY CLARKE Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 5

6 Tale of the Tape Vanderbilt Stats N.C. State Record Points Per Game Points Allowed Field Goal Percentage Opp. FG Percentage Free Throw Percentage Three-Point FG Percentage Opp. 3-Pt FG Percentage Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Tunovers Per Game Turnover Margin Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game Vanderbilt in NCAA Rankings Category VU Rank Actual Scoring Offense (328 ranked) 25th 71.9 Scoring Defense 75th 58.9 Scoring Margin 16th 13.0 Field-Goal Percentage 12th 45.3 Field-Goal Percentage Defense 223rd 40.6 Free-Throw Percentage 46th 73.3 Rebound Margin 156th 0.3 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game 64th 6.1 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 31st 35.5 Won-Lost Percentage 36th 74.3 Assists Per Game 23rd 15.5 Blocked Shots Per Game 295th 1.9 Steals Per Game 41st 10.1 Turnovers Per Game 22nd 14.4 Personal Fouls Per Game 128th 16.6 Assist Turnover Ratio 12th 1.07 Three Pt FG Defense 194th 32.3 Turnover Margin 8th 5.69 Category Player Rank Actual Points Per Game Wirth 61st 16.6 Tuomi 448th 11.4 Rebounds Per Game Tuomi 415th 5.9 Risper 463rd 5.7 Wirth 466th 5.7 Assists Per Game Rhoads 133rd 3.8 Risper 327th 2.8 Mooney 481st 2.4 Steals Per Game Risper 71st 2.3 Wirth 427th 1.5 Mooney 484th 1.4 Field-Goal Percentage Tuomi 14th 56.5 Wirth 114th 44.6 Free-Throw Percentage Risper 212th 74.8 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage Marsh 47th 39.1 Wirth 58th 37.9 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game Marsh 52nd 2.3 Wirth 59th 2.3 Assist Turnover Ratio Rhoads 3rd 2.49 The Last Time... Vanderbilt Scored 100 or more points 104, vs. Belmont (11/23/07) Allowed 100 or more points 102, Alabama (2/21/99) Scored 50 or fewer points 47, at UC Riverside (12/6/08) Held an opponent to 50 or less points 46, at Saint Joseph s (11/24/09) Scored 50 points in a half 60 (2nd), vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Scored 60 points in a half 60 (2nd), vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Allowed 50 points in a half 54 (2nd), at Alabama (1/8/09) Scored 20 pts or less in a half 17 (1st), at Iowa State (1/3/08) Held an opponent to 20 pts or less in a half 19 (1st), at Saint Joseph s (11/24/09) Shot 70% from the field 76.2 (32-42), vs. Alabama (2/4/07) Shot 60% from the field 64.1 (25-39), at Kentucky (2/8/09) Shot 60% for a half 61.8 (21-34, 1st), vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) Shot 70% for a half 70.6 (12-17, 2nd), at Kentucky (2/8/09) Shot 60% from 3-PT (game) 68.8 (11-16), vs. Alabama (2/1/09) Shot 90% at the foul line 90.9 (10-11), vs. Georgia (3/6/09) Made 10 or more 3-point field goals 10, vs. Auburn (3/9/09) Had 50 rebounds 51, vs. UT-Martin (12/21/08) Had 25 or more assists 25, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/14/08) Had 15 steals 15, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Had 10 or fewer turnovers 7, vs. Maryland (3/28/09) Had 25 or more turnovers 27, at Mississippi State (2/5/09) Had 6 players score double figures at Alabama (1/8/09); Risper 17, Wirth 15, Marsh 13, Rhoads 12, Tuomi 12, Chisholm 11 Had 5 players score double figures vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09); Coleman 17, Tuomi 15, Marsh 12, Smith 11, Rhoads 10 Had 3 players score 20 or more points vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/19/04); Thomas 23, Earley 22, Davis 21 Had a player score 40 points 40, Chantelle Anderson vs. Portland State (12/23/01) Had a player score 30 points 32, Carla Thomas at UAB (11/30/06) Had a player grab 15 rebounds 15, Jennifer Risper vs. Auburn (3/7/08) Had a player dish out 10 assists 11, Jence Rhoads vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Had a player collect five steals 6, Jennifer Risper, vs. Arkansas (1/29/09) Had a player block five shots 6, Liz Sherwood vs. Mississippi State (1/10/08) Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 6

7 NUMERICAL # Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 4 Angela Puleo G 5-9 Jr. Maryville, Tenn. 5 Lauren Lueders G 5-8 Sr. Frohna, Mo. 11 Ashlee Bridge G 5-11 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 12 Jordan Coleman F 5-11 So. Lake Mary, Fla. 15 Hannah Tuomi F 6-0 Jr. Thornton, Colo. 20 Jessica Mooney G 5-8 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. 21 Stephanie Holzer C 6-4 Fr. Newtown Square, Pa. 22 Jence Rhoads G 5-11 Jr. Slippery Rock, Pa. 23 Merideth Marsh G 5-6 Sr. Louisville, Ky. 30 Elan Brown G 6-0 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 32 Gabby Smith G 5-10 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 33 Rebecca Silinski F 6-3 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. 34 Tiffany Clarke F 6-0 Fr. Duluth, Ga. Head Coach: Melanie Balcomb (Trenton State, 1984) Assistant Coaches: Vicky Picott (Rutgers, 1992) Kim Rosamond (Ole Miss, 1998) Tom Garrick (Rhode Island, 1989) Director of Basketball Operations/Video Coordinator: Justin VanOrman Certified Athletic Trainer: Michele Loftis Strength & Conditioning Coach: Tasha Weddle Administrative Assistant: Vicki Spina Vanderbilt Roster ALPHABETICAL # Player Pos. Ht. Cl. High School 11 Ashlee Bridge G 5-11 Sr. Princeton 30 Elan Brown G 6-0 Fr. Woodward Academy 34 Tiffany Clarke F 6-0 Fr. Norcross 12 Jordan Coleman F 5-11 So. Lake Mary 21 Stephanie Holzer C 6-4 Fr. Cardinal O Hara 5 Lauren Lueders G 5-8 Sr. Saxony Lutheran 23 Merideth Marsh G 5-6 Sr. Christian Academy 20 Jessica Mooney G 5-8 Sr. Hillsboro 4 Angela Puleo G 5-9 Jr. William Blount 22 Jence Rhoads G 5-11 Jr. Slippery Rock 33 Rebecca Silinski F 6-3 Jr. Shades Mountain Christian 32 Gabby Smith G 5-10 Fr. Mount Notre Dame 15 Hannah Tuomi F 6-0 Jr. Horizon Pronunciation Guide Melanie Balcomb...BALL come Lauren Lueders...LEEDERS Vicky Picott...PIE cut Jence Rhoads...JEN see Hannah Tuomi...TWA mee At A Glance Overall Home Games Road Games Neutral Sites SEC Games... Home.... Road... Non-Conference Games Home Road Neutral.... Postseason Games.... Overtime Games... Day Games Night Games Television.... vs. Ranked Teams.... vs. Unranked Teams VU Scores First Opp. Scores First Leading at Halftime Trailing/Tied at Halftime... Leading with 10 Minutes Tied with 10 Minutes... Trailing with 10 Minutes... Leading with 5 Minutes Tied with 5 Minutes... Trailing with 5 Minutes... VU Shoots 50% or Better Opponent Shoots 50% or Better.... VU Outrebounds/ties Opponent Opponent Outrebounds VU VU has fewer/same turnovers Opponent has fewer turnovers... VU Makes More Threes Opp. Makes More/Same Threes /Career Miscellaneous 10+ Points Merideth Marsh... 2 / 42 Jessica Mooney / 28 Hannah Tuomi... 5 / 28 Jence Rhoads... 4 / 12 Lauren Lueders... 1 / 8 Tiffany Clarke / 1 Jordan Coleman / 1 Gabby Smith... 1 / 1 Ashlee Bridge / points Hannah Tuomi... 1 / 3 Meredith Marsh...- / Rebounds Hannah Tuomi... 1 / 5 Jordan Coleman / Assists Jence Rhoads... 2 / 2 Double-doubles Hannah Tuomi... 1 / 4 Jence Rhoads... 1 / 1 Led team in points Hannah Tuomi... 2 Tiffany Clarke... 1 Jordan Coleman... 1 Jence Rhoads... 1 Led team in rebounds Hannah Tuomi... 4 Jordan Coleman... 1 Merideth Marsh... 1 led team in assists Jence Rhoads... 4 Lauren Lueders... 1 Merideth Marsh... 1 Jessica Mooney Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 7

8 Game EX1 Union University (Tenn.) at Vanderbilt Oct. 30 Nashville, Tenn. Memorial Gymnasium Game Capsules Game EX2 Drury at Vanderbilt Nov. 7 Nashville, Tenn. Memorial Gymnasium Game 1 Lehigh at Vanderbilt Nov. 15 Nashville, Tenn. Memorial Gymnasium VISITORS: Union University Dudley* Hudson* Chan* Graves* Ray* Conway Bryant Awino Duol Ross TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 23.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 19.4% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.0% HOME TEAM: Vanderbilt Coleman* Tuomi* Mooney* Rhoads* Marsh* Lueders Bridge Brown Smith Silinski Clarke TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 37.7% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 27.8% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 52.2% Officials: Felicia GRINTER, Erica BRADLEY, Troy WINDERS Technical fouls: Union-None. Vanderbilt-None. Attendance: 3358 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Union Vanderbilt Game Recap NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Vanderbilt women s basketball team saw its first game action of the fall Friday, defeating NAIA National Champion Union University, 69-48, in exhibition action at Memorial Gymnasium. Junior Jence Rhoads shared the team lead for points with freshman Tiffany Clarke. Rhoads scored 15 points in 35 minutes to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Clarke s 15 points came on 6-of-9 shooting and were accompanied by nine boards. In all, nine of the 11 active Commodores scored in the contest. Junior Hannah Tuomi and freshman Elan Brown each poured in eight points. Led by junior guard Kayla Hudson s 19 points, Union led throughout much of the first half. The Commodores took their first lead of the game with 12 minutes remaining on a Tuomi layup. The game featured seven ties, with the last won coming at before the Commodores closed with a 28-7 run. VISITORS: Drury Oliver* Shouse* Pritchard* Jones* Ballweg* Gibbons Groose Anton Bracker TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.1% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 88.9% HOME TEAM: Vanderbilt Coleman* Tuomi* Mooney* Rhoads* Marsh* Lueders Bridge Brown Smith Silinski Clarke TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.2% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.8% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 92.3% Officials: Tina NAPIER, Wesley DEAN, Charlie HUST Technical fouls: Drury-None. Vanderbilt-None. Attendance: 3581 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Drury Vanderbilt Game Recap NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A balanced effort by the Vanderbilt women s basketball team defeated Drury, 79-54, in the Commodores final exhibition game before starting the regular season next week. Seniors Ashlee Bridge and Lauren Lueders paced the Commodores with 11 points, while junior Jence Rhoads scored 10. Three Commodores had nine points as all 11 active players saw action. Drury s only lead came at 5-0 to start the game. The Commodores would then score 13 straight points. The Lady Panthers did cut the lead to five points early in the second half, but a 19-0 run midway through the period put the game away. Drury s Lindsay Ballweg led all scorers with 12 points. The Lady Panthers committed 24 turnovers and were outscored in the paint VISITORS: Lehigh 1-1 Gratch* Williams* Prosser* Smith* Ross* Peterson Pearce Iafolla Ingalls Dalton Dentler Guman Blake TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.4% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 21.7% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.0% HOME TEAM: Vanderbilt 1-0 Coleman* Tuomi* Mooney* Rhoads* Marsh* Lueders Bridge Brown Smith Silinski Clarke TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 55.6% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 53.8% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.2% Officials: Denise Brooks, Jennifer Rezac, Eddie Novak Technical fouls: Lehigh-Prosser, Erica. Vanderbilt-None. Attendance: 3810 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Lehigh Vanderbilt Game Recap NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Reserve Tiffany Clarke scored 14 points and Vanderbilt (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) rolled to a victory over Lehigh on Sunday. The Commodores (1-0) took a lead with 1:05 left in the first half. The Mountain Hawks (1-1) used a 14-0 run to cut their deficit to with 18:09 remaining on a basket by Emily Gratch. Vanderbilt responded with eight straight points to pull away. The Commodores shot 55.6 percent (35 of 63) for the game, including 61.8 percent (21 of 34) in the first half. Lauren Lueders added 13 points and Hannah Tuomi had 12 for Vanderbilt. Jence Rhoads recorded a career-high 10 assists for the Commodores, who won the Southeastern Conference tournament championship and reached the round of 16 of the NCAA tournament last season. Gratch had 14 points for Lehigh, which was playing Vanderbilt for the first time Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 8

9 Game 2 Vanderbilt at Southern Illinois Nov. 18 Carbondale, Ill. SIU Arena Game Capsules Game 3 UC Riverside at Vanderbilt Nov. 20 Nashville, Tenn. Memorial Gymnasium Game 4 Vanderbilt at Saint Joseph s Nov. 24 Philadelphia, Pa. Hagan Arena VISITORS: Vanderbilt 2-0 Coleman* Tuomi* Mooney* Rhoads* Marsh* Lueders Bridge Brown Smith Clarke TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.8% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 31.3% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 69.4% HOME TEAM: Southern Illinois 0-2 Swingler* Hambrick* Crayton* Neptune* Oliver* Garcia Nwani Wagner Lett TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 21.1% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.7% Officials: Charlie Hust, Troy Winders, Missy Brooks Technical fouls: Vanderbilt-None. Southern Illinois-None. Attendance: 787 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Vanderbilt Southern Illinois Game Recap CARBONDALE, Ill. - The 18th-ranked Vanderbilt women s basketball team defeated Southern Illinois, 90-64, Wednesday at SIU Arena. The junior class led the day for the Commodores, with Hannah Tuomi scoring 20 points and Jence Rhoads adding 18. The duo combined to shoot 16-of-21 from the floor. Tuomi pulled down nine rebounds, with Rhoads dishing out nine assists. The Commodores used a 15-0 that spanned both halves to take control of the game. VU led at the break, paced by 11 points from Rhoads. Teri Oliver led the Salukis (0-2) with 16 points, but shot 2-of-11 from three-point range. In the second half, the lead ballooned to as many as 26 points on a Tuomi layup. SIU would fight back, to get within 14 points, but the Commodores kept scoring points to maintain their advantage. Vanderbilt scored it to 90 points for the second consecutive game, marking the first time since December of 2005 that the Dores have reached at least 90 in back-to-back games. The Commodores return home to play host to UC Riverside on Friday, Nov. 20. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT in Memorial Gymnasium. VISITORS: UC Riverside 1-3 Neabors* Neabors* Morris* Rivera* Nottingham* Cox Collier Schmuckel Washington TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 37.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 76.9% HOME TEAM: Vanderbilt 3-0 Coleman* Tuomi* Mooney* Rhoads* Marsh* Lueders Bridge Brown Smith Silinski Clarke TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.7% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 56.5% Officials: Dennis DeMayo, Felicia Grinter, Bill Titus Technical fouls: UC Riverside-None. Vanderbilt-None. Attendance: 3935 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UC Riverside Vanderbilt Game Recap NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Jence Rhoads scored 14 points to help No. 22 Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside on Friday night, avenging a loss to the Highlanders last season. Vanderbilt (3-0) took a 20-point halftime lead behind 10 points from Rhoads on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and six points from Jessica Mooney. The Commodores held UC Riverside (1-3) to only one free throw and no field goals for 8:40 after leading just midway through the first half. Hannah Tuomi added 11 points for Vanderbilt. Rhaya Neabors, with three 3-pointers, and Marissa Rivera each had 13 points for Riverwide. Amber Cox scored 11 points. VISITORS: Vanderbilt 4-0 Coleman* Tuomi* Mooney* Rhoads* Marsh* Lueders Bridge Brown Smith Clarke TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 31.3% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.9% HOME TEAM: Saint Joseph s 1-3 Bryant* Logue* Djouara* Smith* Gillespie* Kuester Ford Baker Cavallo Prim TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 26.2% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.9% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 66.7% Officials: Bryan Brunette, Robert Enterline, Luis Gonzalez Technical fouls: Vanderbilt-None. Saint Joseph s-none. Attendance: 911 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Vanderbilt Saint Joseph s Game Recap PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Junior Hannah Tuomi scored 15 points and pulled 11 rebounds to lead the 16th-ranked Vanderbilt women s basketball team past Saint Joseph s, 59-46, Tuesday at Hagan Arena. Tuomi was 7-of-7 from the field as Vanderbilt (4-0) led the entire way. The Hawks did manage to get within two points twice in the second half, but senior Lauren Lueders would answer for the Commodores with a three followed by a pair of free throws. Lueders played 22 minutes off the bench, scoring six points. Junior point guard Jence Rhoads scored 11 points despite getting into foul trouble early in both halves. She would play only 19 minutes. Senior Merideth Marsh added nine points and seven rebounds. Saint Joseph s outrebounded the Commodores despite Tuomi s 11 and 10 boards from sophomore Jordan Coleman. Coleman also had a team-high three steals. Saint Joseph s (1-3) was led by 12 points and 10 rebounds from Ashley Logue, but Vanderbilt held the Hawks to 19 percent shooting from the field. This was only the second meeting between the two schools, with Vanderbilt evening the tally at 1-1. Last year, Saint Joseph s visited Memorial Gymnasium for the 2008 Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament, but did not play the Commodores. The Hawks went 1-1 against Davidson and Virginia Tech Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 9

10 Game 5 Austin Peay at Vanderbilt Nov. 27 Nashville, Tenn. Memorial Gymnasium VISITORS: Austin Peay 1-4 Rayner* Jamen* Hanley* Smith* Herring* Richardson Warner Bivens Jones Faulkner Talley Hill Bussaburger TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 32.7% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.2% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 57.1% HOME TEAM: Vanderbilt 5-0 Coleman* Tuomi* Mooney* Rhoads* Marsh* Lueders Brown Smith Silinski Clarke TEAM Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 51.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 47.1% F Throw % 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 68.0% Officials: Lawson Newton, Laura C. Morris, Troy Winders Technical fouls: APSU-None. Vanderbilt-None. Attendance: 3581 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total APSU Vanderbilt Game Recap NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Jordan Coleman scored a careerhigh 17 points and Vanderbilt (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) scored 21 straight points after halftime to rout Austin Peay on Friday. Hannah Tuomi scored 15 for the Commodores (5-0), who play the winner of North Carolina State-Northwestern State on Saturday in the final game of their Thanksgiving Tournament. Ashley Herring scored 21 points for Austin Peay (1-4), going 4-for-4 on 3-point attempts and helping the Governors take a advantage. Meredith Marsh hit three 3-pointers in the second half, including two in the 21-0 run, and Jence Rhodes also scored six of her 10 points in the streak for Vandy. Marsh finished with 12 points. Tuomi had 12 first-half points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field, including six straight points. She tied it when she missed a free throw after a basket and then put back her own rebound Game Capsules Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 10

11 Results Date Opponent W-L Score Attendance High Scorer High Rebounder High Assists Nov. 15 LEHIGH W (14) Tiffany Clarke (6) Merideth Marsh (10) Jence Rhoads Hannah Tuomi Nov. 18 at Southern Illinois W (20) Hannah Tuomi (9) Hannah Tuomi (9) Jence Rhoads Nov. 20 UC RIVERSIDE W (14) Jence Rhoads (8) Jordan Coleman (7) Jence Rhoads Nov. 24 at St. Joseph s W (15) Hannah Tuomi (11) Hannah Tuomi (2) Lauren Lueders Merideth Marsh Jessica Mooney Nov. 27 AUSTIN PEAY - VUTT W (17) Jordan Coleman (6) Hannah Tuomi (11) Jence Rhoads Nov. 28 N.C. STATE - VUTT Dec. 2 at Wright State Dec. 4 BOWLING GREEN Dec. 6 WESTERN KENTUCKY Dec. 10 at Quinnipiac Dec. 20 TENNESSEE STATE Dec. 28 EAST TENNESSEE STATE Dec. 31 at Notre Dame Jan. 3 * OLE MISS Jan. 7 * at Mississippi State Jan. 10 * at Kentucky Jan. 14 * GEORGIA Jan. 17 * at Tennessee Jan. 21 * at Auburn Jan. 24 * MISSISSIPPI STATE Jan. 28 * ALABAMA Jan. 31 * at Arkansas Feb. 4 * at Florida Feb. 8 * TENNESSEE Feb. 14 * KENTUCKY Feb. 18 * at LSU Feb. 21 * at Ole Miss Feb. 24 * FLORIDA Feb. 28 * SOUTH CAROLINA 2010 SEC Tournament (Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga.) March Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 11

12 ALL-CONFERNCE SECOND TEAM CAREER HIGHS Points: 26, vs. Florida (2/12/08) FG Made: 9, vs. Florida (2/12/08) FG Atts: 15 (4x), last vs. Florida (2/12/08) 3FG Made: 8, vs. Florida (2/12/08) 3FG Atts: 13 (2x), vs. Florida (2/12/08) FT Made: 10, vs. Georgia (3/3/07) FT Atts: 10, vs. Georgia (3/3/07) Rebounds: 8, at South Carolina (1/25/08) Assists: 8, vs. St. Mary s (12/1/07) Blocks: -- Steals: 4, vs. Colorado (12/9/07) Minutes: 40 (5x), last vs. Auburn (3/9/09) Merideth Marsh Senior Guard Christian Academy Louisville, Ky Notes: Twelve points against Austin Peay included 3-of-7 from long range... Nine points and seven rebounds in 36 minutes at Saint Joseph s... Nine points and five assists against UC Riverside... Netted 10 points at Southern Illinois, scoring in double figures for the 41st time in her VU career... Opened the season with seven points and six rebounds against Lehigh... Second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection by league coaches... Also picked for the All-SEC second team by a panel of regional and national media. LEHIGH* SIU* UC RIVERSIDE* St. Joe s* APSU* SEASON HIGHS Points: 12, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FG Made: 4, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FG Atts: 9 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) 3FG Made: 3, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) 3FG Atts: 7 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FT Made: 4, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FT Atts: 4 (2x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Rebounds: 7, at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Assists: 5 (2x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Blocks: -- Steals: 2, at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Minutes: 36, at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Season GP - GS Min- Avg FG-- FGA Pct 3FG-- FGA Pct FT--FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF-- FO A TO Blk Stl Pts-- Avg Career Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 12

13 Jence Rhoads Junior Point Guard Slippery Rock Slippery Rock, Pa. CAREER HIGHS Notes: First career double-double with 10 points and careerbest 11 assists in win over Austin Peay... Eleven points in only 19 minutes at Saint Joseph s... Fourteen points and seven assists against UC Riverside... Career-high 18 points with nine assists at Southern Illinois... Career-high 10 assists with eight points at season opener against Lehigh. Points: 18, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FG Made: 8, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FG Atts: 12, vs. LSU (3/7/09) 3FG Made: 1 (5x), last at So. Illinois (11/18/09) 3FG Atts: 2 (5x), last vs. Tennessee (2/17/08) FT Made: 6, at Alabama (1/8/08) FT Atts: 6 (2x), last vs. Florida (2/12/08) Rebounds: 8, at LSU (1/13/08) Assists: 11, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Blocks: 3, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) Steals: 6, vs. UT-Martin (12/21/08) Minutes: 40, vs. Auburn (2/19/09) LEHIGH* SIU* UC RIVERSIDE* St. Joe s* APSU* SEASON HIGHS Points: 18, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FG Made: 8, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FG Atts: 11, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) 3FG Made: 1 (5x), last at So. Illinois (11/18/09) 3FG Atts: 1 (3x), last vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) FT Made: 1 (2x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) FT Atts: 2 (2x), last at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Rebounds: 5, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) Assists: 11, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Blocks: 3, vs. UC Riverside (11/20/09) Steals: 3, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Minutes: 36, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Season GP - GS Min- Avg FG-- FGA Pct 3FG-- FGA Pct FT--FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF-- FO A TO Blk Stl Pts-- Avg Career Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 13

14 ALL-CONFERNCE SECOND TEAM CAREER HIGHS Points: 23, vs. Tenn. State (12/19/08) FG Made: 10, vs. Tenn. State (12/19/08) FG Atts: 15, vs. Tenn. State (12/19/08) 3FG Made: -- 3FG Atts: -- FT Made: 4 (5x), last at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FT Atts: 7 (3x), last at So. Illinois (11/18/09) Rebounds: 11 (3x), last at St. Joe s (11/24/09) Assists: 3, at UC Riverside (12/6/08) Blocks: 2, vs. Auburn (2/19/09) Steals: 4, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Minutes: 36 (2x), last at Georgia (1/22/08) Hannah Tuomi Junior Forward Horizon Thornton, Colo Notes: Has scored in double-figures in all five games for the Commodores this season, including 15 points against Austin Peay... Fourth double-double of her career with 15 points and 11 rebounds at Saint Joseph s... Eleven boards tied a career high for the third time... Perfect 7-of-7 from the field against the Hawks... Eleven points in 21 minutes against UC Riverside... Scored 20 points at Southern Illinois... One rebound away from a double-double against the Salukis... Third time in her career to score at least 20 points... Opened season with 12 points against Lehigh... Second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection by league coaches. LEHIGH* SIU* UC RIVERSIDE* St. Joe s* APSU* SEASON HIGHS Points: 20, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FG Made: 8, at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FG Atts: 14, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) 3FG Made: -- 3FG Atts: -- FT Made: 4 (2x), last at So. Illinois (11/18/09) FT Atts: 7 (2x), last at So. Illinois (11/18/09) Rebounds: 11, at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Assists: 2, vs. Lehigh (11/15/09) Blocks: -- Steals: 4, vs. Austin Peay (11/27/09) Minutes: 30, at St. Joseph s (11/24/09) Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Season GP - GS Min- Avg FG-- FGA Pct 3FG-- FGA Pct FT--FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF-- FO A TO Blk Stl Pts-- Avg Career Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 14

15 Lauren Lueders Senior 5-8 Guard 5 Frohna, Mo. Saxony Lutheran Notes: Eight points, including a pair of three s, against Austin Peay... Six points and two steals at Saint Joseph s... Seven points and four rebounds in only 19 minutes against UC Riverside... Played season-high 29 minutes in front of many friends and family at Southern Illinois... Opened the season with 13-point performance against Lehigh, one short of her career high. LEHIGH SIU UC RIVERSIDE St. Joe s APSU Cumulative season and career statistics are available on page five (7); Updated career highs can be found on page four (6). Ashlee Bridge Senior 5-11 Guard 11 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton Notes: Missed the Austin Peay game (Nov. 27) after suffering a concussion in practice on Nov Had seen action off the bench in first four games for the Commodores... Hit her only field goal attempt against UC Riverside as all 11 Commodores scored... Three points in six minutes at Southern Illinois... Connected on her first three-point attempt of the season en route to scoring five points against Lehigh. LEHIGH SIU UC RIVERSIDE St. Joe s APSU -- DNP Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 15

16 Jordan Coleman Sophomore 5-11 Forward 12 Lake Mary, Fla. Lake Mary Notes: Scored career-high 17 points in victory over Austin Peay... First double-figures scoring output of her career included perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe... Pulled 10 rebounds for the first time in her career at Saint Joseph s... Also scored six point and had three steals against the Hawks... On the floor for a career-high 26 minutes in Philadelphia... Four points, four assists and eight rebounds against UC Riverside... Five points, six rebounds and three steals at Southern Illinois... Made first career start against Lehigh, scoring personal-best eight points in 14 minutes. LEHIGH* SIU* UC RIVERSIDE* St. Joe s* APSU* Cumulative season and career statistics are available on page five (7); Updated career highs can be found on page four (6). Jessica Mooney Senior 5-9 Guard 20 Nashville, Tenn. Hillsboro Notes: Season-high nine points in only 21 minutes against Austin Peay... Six points on a pair of three-pointers at Saint Joseph s... Six points in 22 minutes against UC Riverside... Scored seven points at Southern Illinois... Three points, three assists and two steals to open the year against Lehigh... Chosen as one of only 30 candidates nationwide for the 2010 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. LEHIGH* SIU* UC RIVERSIDE* St. Joe s* APSU* Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 16

17 Elan Brown Freshman 6-0 Guard 30 Atlanta, Ga. Woodward Academy Notes: Seven points and four rebounds against Austin Peay... Eight points and four steals against UC Riverside... Three steals and five points in her road game included 3-of-4 free throws... Scored seven points in her collegiate debut and played 24 minutes before fouling out. LEHIGH SIU UC RIVERSIDE St. Joe s APSU Cumulative season and career statistics are available on page five (7); Updated career highs can be found on page four (6). Gabby Smith Freshman 5-10 Guard 32 Cincinnati, Ohio Mount Notre Dame Notes: First double-figures scoring day came in win over Austin Peay (11 points)... Two steals at Saint Joseph s... Five points against UC Riverside... Nine points in first road game at SIU included 2-of-2 from behind the arc... Hit 4-of-5 shots in collegiate debut to score nine points against Lehigh. LEHIGH SIU UC RIVERSIDE St. Joe s APSU Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 17

18 Rebecca Silinski Junior 6-3 Forward 33 Birmingham, Ala. Shades Mountain Christian Notes: Made a free throw for Vanderbilt s 75th point in the second consecutive home game... Three points and three rebounds against UC Riverside... Did not travel to Carbondale, Ill. (Nov. 18) due to a death in the family... Tied a career high with four points in season opening win over Lehigh. LEHIGH SIU -- DNP -- UC RIVERSIDE St. Joe s -- DNP -- APSU Cumulative season and career statistics are available on page five (7); Updated career highs can be found on page four (6). Tiffany Clarke Freshman 6-0 Forward 34 Duluth, Ga. Norcross Notes: Five points against Austin Peay despite fouling out after 15 minutes... Two points and four rebounds in 11 minutes at Saint Joseph s... Six points versus UC Riverside... Nine points and six boards in first road game at Southern Illinois... Led all scorers with 14 points in her collegiate debut against Lehigh... Connected on 7-of-10 shots in her first game as a Commodore. LEHIGH SIU UC RIVERSIDE St. Joe s APSU Vanderbilt Women s basketball game notes 18